Sunday, March 6, 2011
Torsade de pointes syndrome
Torsade de pointes syndrome: A form of ventricular tachycardia characterized by long QT interval.
Supraventricular
Supraventricular: It refers (especially) to impulses generating from above the ventricles such as in the atrium or AV junction.
Refractory period
Refractory period: The time period immediately after a stimulus during which any nerve or cardiac muscle loses the ability to further stimulus of threshold intensity.
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